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After our Oct. 3 cover story on a real-life glee club in Illinois, PARADE launched a nationwide search for America’s Favorite Show Choir. More than 50,000 votes later, we have the results. Congratulations, Touch of Class from Chantilly High in Virginia!

“Being selected from among these great choirs is a huge honor,” Touch of Class director Glenn Cockrell says. “We have always considered what we do unique and special.”

Also singing Chantilly’s praises are Glee stars Chris Colfer and Amber Riley, who are delighted to see real-life show choirs have their moment in the spotlight. “It’s an honor to know that kids look up to Glee,” Riley says. And Colfer is equally thrilled: “When I was in school it wasn’t ‘cool’ to be in the performing arts,” he says. “But if it weren’t for performing, I would have gone insane.”